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Genesis 43:11-15

11Then their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֗ם'a.vi.HemH1Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to themאֲלֵהֶ֜ם'a.le.HemH413, “Ifאִם־'im-H518it must be soכֵּ֣ן׀kenH3651,thenאֵפוֹא֮'e.fO'H645doעֲשׂוּ֒'a.SuH6213thisזֹ֣אתzotH2063:Putקְח֞וּke.ChuH3947some of the best productsמִזִּמְרַ֤תmi.zim.RatH2173of the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776in your packsבִּכְלֵיכֶ֔םbikh.lei.KhemH3627and carry them downוְהוֹרִ֥ידוּve.ho.Ri.duH3381as a giftמִנְחָ֑הmin.ChahH4503for the manלָאִ֖ישׁla.'IshH376—a littleמְעַ֤טme.'AtH4592balmצֳרִי֙tzo.RiH6875and a littleוּמְעַ֣טu.me.'AtH4592honeyדְּבַ֔שׁde.VashH1706,spicesנְכֹ֣אתne.KhotH5219and myrrhוָלֹ֔טva.LotH3910,pistachiosבָּטְנִ֖יםba.te.NimH992and almondsוּשְׁקֵדִֽים׃u.she.ke.DimH8247.

12Takeקְח֣וּke.ChuH3947doubleמִשְׁנֶ֖הmish.NehH4932the silverוְכֶ֥סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701with youבְיֶדְכֶ֑םve.yed.KhemH3027so thatוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853you may returnהַמּוּשָׁ֨בha.mu.ShavH7725the silverהַכֶּ֜סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701that was put backתָּשִׁ֣יבוּ בְיֶדְכֶ֔םta.Shi.vu ve.yed.KhemH7725 H3027into the mouthsבְּפִ֤יbe.FiH6310of your sacksאַמְתְּחֹֽתֵיכֶם֙'am.te.cho.tei.KhemH572.Perhapsאוּלַ֥י'u.LaiH194itהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931was a mistakeמִשְׁגֶּ֖הmish.GehH4870.

13וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Takeקָ֑חוּKa.chuH3947your brother as wellאֲחִיכֶ֖ם'a.chi.KhemH251,and returnשׁ֥וּבוּShu.vuH7725toאֶל־'el-H413the manהָאִֽישׁ׃ha.'IshH376at onceוְק֖וּמוּve.Ku.muH6965.

14May Godוְאֵ֣לve.'ElH410Almightyשַׁדַּ֗יsha.DaiH7706grantיִתֵּ֨ןyi.TenH5414youmercyרַחֲמִים֙ra.cha.MimH7356beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the manהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376,that he may releaseוְשִׁלַּ֥חve.shi.LachH7971yourאֶת־'et-H853otherאַחֵ֖ר'a.CherH312וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853brotherאֲחִיכֶ֥ם'a.chi.KhemH251along with Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑יןbin.ya.MinH1144.As for meוַאֲנִ֕יva.'a.NiH589,ifכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834I am bereavedשָׁכֹ֖לְתִּיsha.Kho.le.tiH7921,I am bereavedשָׁכָֽלְתִּי׃sha.Khal.tiH7921.”

15So the menהָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ha.'a.na.ShimH582אֶת־'et-H853tookוַיִּקְח֤וּvai.yik.ChuH3947theseהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063giftsהַמִּנְחָ֣הha.min.ChahH4503,along with doubleוּמִשְׁנֶה־u.mish.neh-H4932the amount of silverכֶּ֛סֶף לָקְח֥וּ בְיָדָ֖םKe.sef la.ke.Chu ve.ya.DamH3701 H3947 H3027,andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Benjamin as wellבִּנְיָמִ֑ןbin.ya.MinH1144.Then they hurried downוַיָּקֻ֙מוּ֙ וַיֵּרְד֣וּvai.ya.Ku.mu vai.ye.re.DuH6965 H3381to Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714and stoodוַיַּֽעַמְד֖וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Josephיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130.

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